An Inspector of Police attempted to commit suicide by consuming poison on Monday. Sources in police said Inspector of Organised Crime Investigation Unit Senthur Kumar, 55, of Maharaja Nagar, attempted to commit suicide by consuming poison on Monday at his home and was admitted to Tirunelveli Medical College Hospital. Mr. …
Read More »Teacher gets 7 years for sodomizing 13-year-old boy
The Sogakope Circuit Court has jailed a 27-year-old teacher seven years for defiling a 13-year-old boy. Mensah Believe, teacher of Lume Ahugakope MA Basic School, in the Akatsi South Municipality of the Volta Region, pleaded guilty to the crime of defiling a child under 16 years and sodomy. Police Detective …
Read More »New Obuase community gets new Police station
The Upper Denkyira West District Assembly in the Central Region has constructed a modern police station for the New Obuase Community. The facility, valued at more than GHC22,000 was funded from the District Assembly Common Fund. It comprised a charge office, a Station Officer’s office, an office of the Criminal …
Read More »Armed robbers strike twice in four days on Somanya-Dodowa road
Armed robbers strike twice in four days on Somanya-Dodowa road Passengers plying the Somanya – Accra road have made a spirited appeal to the Ghana Police Service to mount surveillance on the stretch to safeguard their lives and properties following recent armed robbery incidents on the road.After months of relative …
Read More »7-yr-old girl gets strangled while playing with towel
As per the procedure, a case of accidental death was lodged at the Bharati Vidyapeeth police station. death The cops took the girl to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead. (Representational Photo) A girl died after she accidentally got strangled while playing with a towel in her house in …
Read More »Legacy debt in Ghana’s energy sector reaches $2bn – Finance Minister reveals
Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has indicated that a number of structural reforms are being undertaken with respect to the $ 3 billion International Monetary Fund (IMF) deal. Addressing a press conference in Accra on Sunday, June 18, Mr Ofori-Atta said the structural reform agenda is …
Read More »Unless we have strong financial institutions we’re not going to develop – Akufo-Addo
President Akufo-Addo President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said that for African countries to develop there is a need for strong financial intuitions. He explained that strong financial institutions would be able to provide the needed financial assistance to African countries in times of crisis in order to embark on …
Read More »Ownership of financial institutions by Africans should be strengthened – Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Addo is making a case for the ownership of financial institutions by Africans to be strengthened. The President indicated that the reality is that unless Africa has strong financial institutions the countries on the continent are not going to develop. President Akufo-Addo said these when he …
Read More »Relying on foreign capital is both risky and costly – Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has indicated that relying on borrowing for development in African countries comes with challenges. He said it is risky and costly. To that end, he is calling for the strengthening of African financial institutions and their ownership in order to provide financial support to African …
Read More »Voting for NDC and Gyakye Quayson is a vote for justice – Mahama
Former President John Dramani Mahama has thanked all the communities he visited in the Assin North constituency over the last two days to campaign for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate James Gyakye Quayson. Mr Mahama said he witnessed the “overwhelming resolve to vote for James Gyakye Quayson once again.” …
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